Sr. Manager, NA Finance, Planning & Trade

Position Title: Sr. Manager NA Finance Planning & Trade

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:39555

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

The Sr. Manager Planning and Trade play a pivotal role in two key areas of Commercial Finance: this individual will provide the commercial team with comprehensive visibility into volume trends sharing key drivers and trade activities ensuring effective accrual management and process alignment to minimize unexpected outcomes and optimize trade investments. This person will drive the standardization of commercial volume discussions enabling the leadership team to maintain clear real-time insight into channel performance and better inform strategic decision-making. Additionally this individual will oversee monthly trade reconciliations ensuring accurate accruals and early identification of potential risks thereby enabling proactive corrective actions. A customer-obsessed mindset combined with passion for process improvement and data analytics will help this individual assist the organization to maximize volume growth and profitability while minimizing risks.

What youll be doing.

Be a key financial partner to the commercial teamproviding analysis guidance and financial modeling to support volume growth and margin management. They help interpret market trends customer profitability and competitive landscapes to guide commercial decisions.

Analyze the drivers affecting sales volumes including customer behavior promotional effectiveness channel performance and seasonal trends. These insights help shape business strategy and tactical execution.

Lead initiatives to standardize and streamline commercial finance processes such as forecasting reporting budgeting and accrual management. This individual would play a key role in Planning Reporting & Analysis supporting preparation of detailed monthly quarterly and annual internal reporting participating in

• QBR QFR Month-end Mid-month
• Both month end (past reporting & analysis) and forecast (future estimates reporting & analysis)
• Accountable for SG&A spend management budgeting reporting forecasting supporting the commercial team:
  • Responsible to work with and coordinate spending management across cost center owners.
  • Responsible to ensure spending tightly managed and cost centers not overspent leveraging data analytics and financial tracking methods

The role entails ownership of the trade accruals process estimating and recording allowances for trade promotions discounts and rebates. This involves working closely with sales and deductions teams to ensure accuracy in accrual calculations tracking claims and reconciling balances monthly.

They conduct monthly reconciliations of trade accrual accountsto ensure completeness and correctness of financial statements investigate discrepancies and coordinate with accounting to resolve issues promptly.

One of the core responsibilities is to develop risk control frameworks to help identify and report potential risks whether volume (market-based or operational) or trade (liability or contracts exposure) and proactively escalate concerns to senior leaders supporting compliance and business continuity.

What youll need to be successful.

• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting. CPA or MBA a plus
• 3 years of progressive and related experience
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Natural collaboration skills
• Influencing and leadership skills
• Results driven and action oriented (initiative)
• Strong financial analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good business acumen
• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP Advanced Excel skills and Power BI

About McCain.

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Leadership principles.

At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

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Compensation Package:$97500.00 - $130000.00 . USD annually Bonus eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience skill set education and training and other organizational needs.

Benefits: At McCain were on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do every day. We understand and appreciate that each persons needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical dental vision prescription drug) retirement savings benefits and leave support including medical family and bereavement. Well-being programsinclude vacation and holidays company-supported volunteering time and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us and were here to provide you with the necessary resourcesto support you in being your best self at work and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Finance
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago
US - United States of America : Illinois : Lisle
US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace

Company:McCain Foods USA Inc.